When Greg Vendetti was playing football at Northeast Metro Tech in Wakefield, he may have heard his coaches say "Low man wins."

It turns out, that advice could also work in boxing.

The Stoneham resident used his shorter stature to his advantage, while winning an eight-round unanimous decision over Casey Kramlich of Portland, Maine last Saturday, Sept. 30 at the House of Blues in Boston.

Leo Gerstel and Gary Litchfield scored the fight 80-72. Martha Tremblay scored it 79-73, and as a result the 27-year-old Vendetti improved to 16-2-1 with 10 knockouts. His New England super welterweight title was not at stake.

Kramlich, 26, dropped to 8-1-1 with four knockouts.

"People think when they see a taller fighter that he has the advantage," said Vendetti. "If you know how to fight against taller guys, you can get in underneath and use angles."

Fighting out of a crouch, Vendetti closed the distance on Kramlich, and spent most of the fight attacking the body with left hooks. He went upstairs to land some overhead rights, and by the midway point of the fight a cut opened around Kramlich’s right eye.

Kramlich spent most of the fight circling and staying on the outside, while Vendetti brought the attack to him. In the sixth and seventh rounds, Kramlich stood and traded shots with Vendetti.

The fight was on the undercard of a show that was broadcast live on ESPN Deportes and the ESPN3 app. Vendetti’s fight was shown on the app. Golden Boy Promotions, and Vendetti’s promoter, Murphys Boxing of Boston, whose partners are Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys and Sean Sullivan of Somerville, promoted the show.

"It’s important, because exposure and popularity matter," Vendetti said. "[Kramlich] is a tough kid with a good record. He’s undefeated, and it’s on the undercard of an ESPN show."

Vendetti plans to fight again sometime before the end of the year or in January at the latest.